Production management device of board production line

ABSTRACT

A production management apparatus of a board production line, which can prevent malfunction of the board production device in a test production process, and appropriately maintain the production environment, including: a permission determination section that, before transition from a test production process, in which the inspection device inspects a regulated number of initial boards produced by the board production device as a target, to a later main production process, determines permission for performing an operation command received by the board production device, based on a detection state and a detection result of an initial board by an inspection device; and a processing management section that controls processing of the operation command in the board production device based on a determination result by the permission determination section, is provided.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a production management device of aboard production line that produces boards on which components aremounted.

BACKGROUND ART

As disclosed in PTL 1, a board production line is configured of a boardproduction device, an inspection device and the like. Board productiondevices perform various types of production processing with respect to aboard, and include solder printing machines, component mounters, reflowmachines, and the like. Inspection devices inspect boards produced bythe board production device, and include solder inspection devices,optical inspection devices, functional testers, and the like. Withrespect to boards produced by the board production line, appropriateinspection is performed by the inspection devices. For example, withrespect to the board which is at the final step of a production process,whether the board functions correctly is tested by the functional tester(refer to PTL 2).

In addition, in the board production line, in a case where a job isswitched according to a production plan, before performing a mainproduction process of mass-producing the boards, there is a case where atest production process of producing initial boards is performed. In thetest production process, a given quantity of initial boards is produced,and various types of inspection set in advance are performed. There arecases where initial boards are produced as dedicated boards used onlyfor the inspection, and there are cases where initial boards areproduced as a portion of production boards while also being used forinspection. By inspection in the test production process, it isdetermined whether the component types, control program, and parametersset at the board production line are appropriate. The board productionline adjusts the board production device and the like based on thedetermination result.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

PTL 1: JP-A-2012-227407

PTL 2: JP-A-2009-004714

SUMMARY

Here, board production devices that configure the board production linecan receive an operation command by an operator in the middle ofperforming the test production process. Therefore, there is a concernthat the main production process will be mistakenly started beforedetermining the quality of the initial board by the test productionprocess if this occurs, in a case where it is determined that theinitial board is defective by the test production process later, theboards produced to that point become useless, and loss is generated. Inaddition, when the parameters or the like are changed according to anoperation command in the middle of performing the test productionprocess, there is a concern that the production environment will not bemaintained when changeover is performed.

Considering such a situation, an object of the present disclosure is toprovide a production management device of a board production line thatprevents malfunction of a board production device in a test productionprocess, and appropriately maintains the production environment.

A production management device that manages board production of a boardproduction line according to claim 1 includes a board production devicethat performs various types of production processing with respect to theboard and an inspection device that inspects the produced board, theproduction management device including: a permission determinationsection that, before transition from a test production process, in whichthe inspection device inspects a given quantity of initial boardsproduced by the board production device, to a later main productionprocess, determines permission for performing an operation commandreceived by the board production device, based on an inspection stateand an inspection result of initial boards inspected by the inspectiondevice and a processing management section that controls processing ofthe operation command in the board production device based on adetermination result by the permission determination section.

With this configuration, the permission for performing the operationcommand received by the board production device is determined by thepermission determination section. Accordingly, the processing of theoperation command in the board production device is controlled by theprocessing management section in the test production process. Therefore,malfunction of the board production device is prevented. In addition,processing of an operation command that changes the parameters or thelike in the board production device is controlled by the processingmanagement section. Accordingly, the production environment of the boardproduction line configured by changeover is appropriately maintained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a configuration view schematically illustrating an embodimentof the production management device.

FIG. 2 view illustrating a production plan and test production data.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating permission determination processingby a permission determination section.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating control of an operation command by aprocessing management section.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating sending processing of a permissionsignal or the like with respect to an operation command in a hostcomputer.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a production management device of a boardproduction line of the present disclosure will be described withreference to the drawings. The board production line is used inmanufacturing a board product, such as an integrated circuit,

Embodiment Overall Configuration of Board Production Line

In the embodiment, board production line 1 is provided with multipleboard production devices 10, multiple inspection devices 20, and boardconveyance device 30. Board production devices 10 perform various typesof production processing with respect to a board. Inspection devices 20inspect boards produced by board production devices 10. Board conveyancedevice 30 is configured of a belt conveyor and the like, andconsecutively transports boards in the conveyance direction (left-rightdirection in FIG. 1). In addition, each of the devices 10 and 20 ofboard production line 1 is connected to be able to communicate with ahost computer 40 via a network.

In the embodiment, board production line 1 is configured to includescreen printer 11, printing inspection device 21, multiple componentmounters 12, optical inspection device 22, reflow machine 13, andfunctional tester 23, in an order from the furthest upstream (head) sidein the conveyance direction of the board. Screen printer 11, componentmounters 12, and reflow machine 13 are board production devices 10 ofboard production line 1. Printing inspection device 21, opticalinspection device 22, and functional tester 23, are inspection devices20 of board production line 1.

Screen printer 11 prints solder paste at mounting positions ofelectronic components on the loaded board. Note that, in the embodiment,screen printer 11 is positioned furthest upstream in board productionline 1. Board production line 1 is commanded to perform various types ofproduction processing with respect to the hoard after a board is loadedinto screen printer 11. Specifically, when a board is loaded into screenprinter 11 by an on-machine operation or the like of the operator, theprinting of the solder is automatically started with the board as atarget.

Printing inspection device 21 inspects the printing state of the boardon which solder has been printed by screen printer 11. Componentmounting machine 12 mounts electronic components on the solder of theboard transported from the screen printer 11 side. In the embodiment,multiple component mounters 12 are disposed in the conveyance directionof the board. Optical inspection device 22 inspects the mounting stateof electronic components on the board, such as whether the correctelectronic components are mounted on the board transported from thecomponent mounter 12 side, the mounting position or the posture of theelectronic component, and the like.

Reflow machine 13 heats the board transported from the componentmounting machine 12 side, melts the solder on the hoard, and performssoldering. Functional tester 23 performs functional testing inspectionof the soldered board. Specifically, function al tester 23 gives apredetermined input signal to the board, and obtains an output signalcorresponding thereto. In addition, functional tester 23 tests whetheror not board functionality as an electronic circuit is normal, based onthe obtained output signal.

In this manner, board production line 1 produces the board product bytransporting the board to board production devices 10 and inspectiondevices 20, and performing various types of production processing andinspection processing. In addition, the configuration of boardproduction line 1 is appropriately added to and changed corresponding tothe board type to be produced and the like. For example, there is also acase where board production line 1 is configured to include a boardsupplying device or a board flipping device, a shield mounting device,an adhesive application device, an ultraviolet ray irradiation deviceand the like, as another board production device 10.

Host computer 40 monitors an operation situation of board productionline 1, and performs control of each of the devices 10, 20, and 30. Hostcomputer 40 has storage device 41 configured of a hard disk, a flashmemory, or the like. In storage device 41, various types of data forcontrolling each of the devices 10, 20, and 30, are stored.Specifically, storage device 41 stores production plan data M1 (refer toFIG. 2) including the type and the quantity of the board to be produced,a control program for operating each of the devices 10, 20, and 30, andso on.

(Overall Configuration of Production Management Device)

As illustrated in FIG. 1, production management device 50 of boardproduction line 1 is provided with permission determination section 51provided in host computer 40, processing management section 52 providedin each board production device 10, and test production data M2.Permission determination section 51, before transition from a testproduction process to a later main production process, determines thepermission for performing an operation command received by boardproduction device 10, based on the inspection state and the inspectionresult of an initial board by inspection device 20.

Here, board products are produced by board production line 1 byperforming a test production process and a main production process. The“test production process” is a process of producing a given quantity ofinitial boards determined in advance by board production device 10, andperforming specified inspection processing by the inspection device 20on the initial boards. The “main production process” is a process ofmass-producing the same type of board as that of the test productionprocess according to production plan data M1. Note that, boardproduction line 1 is configured as a production environment, thatcorresponds to the board type to be produced by the necessary changeoverbeing performed before the test production process. In addition, thereare cases where initial boards are produced as dedicated boards usedonly for the inspection, and there are cases where initial boards areproduced as a portion of production boards while also being used forinspection.

In addition, the content performed for the test production process isdifferent for each board type produced by board production line 1. Inthe embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, test production processing isperformed based on test production data M2 with which the test quantity,the inspection type, and the restriction type in the test productionprocess are associated for each board type (A, B, and C of FIG. 2) to beproduced by the main production process. The “test quantity” of testproduction data M2 is the quantity of initial boards to be inspected inthe test production process, and corresponds to the “given quantity.”

The “inspection type” of test production data M2 is the type thatcorresponds to the inspection result that is finally required in thetest production process. In the embodiment, inspection device 20 is anyof printing inspection device 21, the optical inspection device 22, andfunctional tester 23, as described above. Accordingly, in testproduction data M2, the inspection type which corresponds to any of theinspection devices 20 is set. The test quantity and the inspectionquantity are determined, for example, according to the productionresults of the board type or the degree of change in the productionenvironment due to changeover.

More specifically, in a case where the board to be produced in boardproduction line 1 is new board type A, functional testing is set as theinspection type (No 1 of FIG. 2). In addition, in a case where the sameboard type A is produced again in the same board production line 1,considering the production result, and the degree of change in theproduction environment due to changeover, optical inspection is set asthe inspection type (No 4 of FIG. 2).

The “restriction type” of test production data M2 indicates the level ofrestriction to be performed with respect to the operation commandreceived by board production device 10. Here, the “operation command”received by board production device 10 is a command which requires anoperation of board production device 10. Specifically, included inoperation commands are a load instruction to load a board to boardproduction device 10, a change command to change a parameter related toproduction processing, and an exchange command to exchange an electroniccomponent set in a component supply device (not illustrated) atcomponent mounting machine 12. Board production device 10 receives theabove-described operation command after an on-machine operation isperformed by the operator, or after other operation, disposition, orwork that leads to the need for operation of board production device 10.

Specific restriction content in the restriction type of the testproduction data M2 varies according to the type of board productiondevice 10, for example, in type L1, transition to the main productionprocess, exchange of electronic components, and changing parameters, andthe like are set to be prevented. Permission determination section 51,before board production line 1 transitions (including the time in themiddle of performing the test production process, and in the middle ofbeing on standby of the start of the main production process) from thetest production process to the main production process, determines thepermission for performing the operation command received by boardproduction device 10, based on the restriction type of test productiondata M2.

The determination result by permission determination section 51 isstored as restriction information data M3 in storage device 41 of hostcomputer 40 (refer to FIG. 1) Processing management section 52 controlsprocessing of the operation command in board production device 10 basedon the determination result by permission determination section 51.Specifically, in a case where board production device 10 receives theoperation command by on-machine operation by the operator, processingmanagement section 52 controls whether to perform the processing whichcorresponds to the operation command with reference to restrictioninformation data M3.

For example in a case where the operator performs an incorrecton-machine operation of starting the main production process in themiddle of performing the test production process, permissiondetermination section 51 restricts the performance of the transitionprocessing to the main production process based on restrictioninformation data M3. Meanwhile, for example, in a case where anexamination operation of board production device 10 or a confirmationoperation of parameters are received in the middle of performing thetest production process, permission determination section 51 performsthese types of processing based on the restriction information data M3.

Control of Board Production Device by Production Management Device

The control of board production device 10 by production managementdevice 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. Permissiondetermination section 51 of production management device 50 performsdetermination processing at a certain time, and generates or updates therestriction information data M3. The timing at which the determinationprocessing is performed is before the transition from the testproduction process to the main production process, for example, the timewhen changeover has been completed, the time when the inspection resultis input from inspection device 20, the time when the notification isreceived from board production device 10, or the time when a certainperiod of time has passed from the previous determination processing.

Here, according to production plan data. M1 illustrated in FIG. 2, acase where board type A is produced (No 1 of FIG. 2) will be described.As illustrated in FIG. 3, permission determination section 51 obtainsthe test quantity, the inspection type, and the restriction type in thetest production process which corresponds to the main production processto be performed next based on the production plan data M1 and the testproduction data M2 (step 11, [hereinafter, “step” will be written as“S”]) Here, “1” is obtained as the test quantity, “function inspection”is obtained as the inspection type, and “L1” is obtained as therestriction type.

Next, permission determination section 51 obtains the inspection stateand the inspection result in the test production process by boardproduction line 1 (S12). Specifically, the inspection state includeswhether the initial board is in the middle of production, the quantityof initial boards which have started to be produced and the like. Inaddition, the inspection result includes the result of the inspectionwhich is finally required, the result of intermediate inspection beforethe final inspection and the like.

Next, permission determination section 51 determines the permission forperforming the operation command received by board production device 10,based on the obtained inspection state and the inspection result (S13).Then, permission determination section 51 generates restrictioninformation data M3 based on the result of the determination (S14). Inaddition, permission determination section 51 updates the data in a casewhere the above-described restriction information data M3 is alreadypresent (S14).

Specifically, permission determination section 51 determines whether theinspection result obtained by functional tester 23 that performs theinspection of the inspection type “function inspection” designated bythe test production data M2 (S13) is accepted. In a case where the testquantity is set to be a plural number, permission determination section51 performs acceptance determination with respect to the test quantityof initial boards. Based on the determination result and the restrictiontype “L1,” permission determination section 51 generates or updatesrestriction information data M3 to restrict target operation commands(S14).

In addition, in a case where board production device receives anoperation command, processing management section 52 of productionmanagement device 50 performs control of the processing of the operationcommand. Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 4, processing managementsection 52 determines whether the permission for performance isnecessary by permission determination section 51 with respect to thereceived operation command (S21). For example, in a case where theoperation command is, for example, adjusting an illumination lamp oropening and closing a work door, which is not related to the productionof the board, processing management section 52 determines thatpermission is not necessary for the result of the permissiondetermination (S21: No).

Meanwhile, in a case where the received operation command requirespermission for performance according to the restriction type (refer toFIG. 2) (S21: Yes), processing management section 52 performs inquiry tohost computer 40 (S22). The inquiry includes the content of the receivedoperation command and information which identifies the board productiondevice 10 that received the operation command. Host computer 40 sendsout a permission signal or a non-permission signal to board productiondevice 10 to which the inquiry is performed based on the content of theoperation command, the restriction information data M3, and the like.

Processing management section 52 determines whether the received signalis a performance permission or a performance non-permission (S23). In acase where the result of the permission determination is not required inthe processing of the operation command (S21: No), and in a case wherethe permission signal is received from the host computer 40 (S23: Ye),processing management section 52 performs the processing of theoperation command (S24). Meanwhile, in a case where the non-permissionsignal is received from host computer 40 (S23: No), the processing ofthe operation command is restricted so as not to be performed.

In addition, host computer 40 that receives the inquiry in S22, asdescribed above, sends out the permission signal or the non-permissionsignal to board production device 10. Specifically, as illustrated inFIG. 5, host computer 40 determines the content of the operation command(S31). In addition, host computer 40 refers to the restrictioninformation data M3 which has already been generated or updated bypermission determination section 51 in S14, and extracts the resultabout the permission for performing the processing of the operationcommand.

In a case where the result of the extracted performance permission ispermission (S32: Yes), host computer 40 determines the presence or theabsence of the restriction by a manager of board production line 1(S33). The manager has authority to integrally manage the production ofboards by board production line 1. In a case where, for example, a stopinstruction of production or an instruction of invalidating theon-machine operation in board production device 10 is received from themanager (S33: No), host computer 40 sends out the non-permission signalwith respect to the processing of the operation command which was theinquiry to board production device 10, regardless of the result of S32(S36).

Next, in a case where the restriction is not performed by the manager(S33: Yes), host computer 40 performs determination (S34) of thepresence or the absence of the restriction by an error report. Here, the“error report” is received by host computer 40 beforehand regardingvarious errors detected in each of the devices 10, 20, and 30. In a casewhere it is determined that interruption of the performance of the testproduction process or transition to the main production process is to berestricted, based on the content by the abnormality report (S34: No),host computer 40 sends out the non-permission signal with respect to theprocessing of the operation command which was the inquiry to boardproduction device 10, regardless of the result of S33 (S36).

Meanwhile, in a case where the restriction due to the error report isnot performed (S34: Yes), such as a case where the content of the errorreport is minor, or a case where the error which was reported by themanager or a maintenance worker has been cleared, host computer 40 sendsout the permission signal with respect to the processing of theoperation command to board production device 10 of the inquiry (S35). Ina case where the restriction due to the error report is to be performed(S34: No), host computer 40 sends out the non-permission signal withrespect to the processing of the operation command which is the inquiryto board production device 10 (S36).

Here, as described above, board production line 1 of the embodiment isconsidered as being commanded to perform various types of productionprocessing with respect to the board after the board is transported intothe screen printer 11 positioned furthest upstream in the conveyancedirection of the board. In other words, in board production line 1,after changeover, when boards are consecutively loaded into screenprinter 11, the transition to the main production process is achieved.Here, in a case where board production device 10 receives the operationcommand of loading the board into screen printer 11, processingmanagement section 52 controls the performance of the transportprocessing of the board by the permission signal or the non-permissionsignal received from the host computer 40.

For example, in a case where the loading of the board into screenprinter 11 is for producing the test quantity of initial boards in thetest production process, it is permitted to transport the board intoscreen printer 11. Meanwhile, after only the test quantity of boardshave been transported into screen printer 11 in the test productionprocess, until acceptance determination is performed for the testquantity of produced boards, it is not permitted to load the board intoscreen printer 11 for transitioning to the main production process.However, in the test production process, for example, in a case whereboard production device 10 or the like is adjusted based on theinspection result, it is permitted to transport a board into screenprinter 11 for additional production of initial boards.

In this manner, processing management section 52 controls the transitionprocessing from the test production process to the main productionprocess by restricting the loading of boards into screen printer 11. Inaddition, in a case where a board supplying device is at the head ofboard production line 1, processing management section 52 controls thesupply of boards using the board supplying device.

Effect of Embodiment

Production management device 50 according to the embodiment is a devicewhich manages the production of boards by board production line 1. Boardproduction line 1 includes board production devices 10 that performvarious types of production, processing with respect to the board, andinspection devices 20 that inspect produced boards. Permissiondetermination section 51, before the transition from the test productionprocess in which inspection device 20 performs inspection on the givenquantity of initial boards produced by board production device 10 to thelater main production process, determines the permission for performingan operation command received by board production device 10, based onthe inspection state and the inspection result of the initial boards byinspection device 20. Processing management section 52 controlsprocessing of the operation command in board production device 10 basedon the determination result by permission determination section 51.

With this configuration, the permission for performing the operationcommand received by board production device 10 is determined bypermission determination section 51. Accordingly, the processing of theoperation command in board production device 10 is controlled byprocessing management section 52 before the transition to the mainproduction process. Therefore, malfunction of board production device 10is prevented. In addition, the processing of an operation command thatchanges the parameters or the like is controlled by processingmanagement section 52 in board production device 10. Accordingly, theproduction environment, of board production line 1 configured bychangeover is appropriately maintained.

In addition, the functional testing that tests the board functionalityby inspection device 20 (functional tester 23) is included in the testproduction process. Permission determination section 51 determines thepermission for performing operation commands related to the transitionprocessing from the test production process to the main productionprocess, based on the result of the functional testing considering thegiven quantity of initial boards.

In board production line 1, for example, in a case where a new boardtype is produced, there is a case where functional testing is performedof whether the required board functions appropriately in a similar stateto the product. However, in a case where functional testing isperformed, it takes more time to finish the inspection compared to otherinspection. Therefore, in a case where functional testing is included inthe inspection types of the test production process, the period fromchangeover to the start of the main production process becomes long.Then, chances that board production device 10 receives an operationcommand by on-machine operation by the operator or the like increases.In this state, maintaining the production environment of boardproduction line 1 reliably prevents malfunction, and thus isparticularly effective.

In addition, processing management section 52 controls the transitionprocessing from the test production process to the main productionprocess by restricting the transport of boards into board productiondevice 10 (screen printer 11) that is positioned furthest upstream inthe conveyance direction of the board in board production line 1.

Board production line 1 of the embodiment is configured such that thestart of production of board is taken to be after a board is loaded intoscreen printer 11 positioned furthest upstream in the conveyancedirection of the board. In board production line 1, as processingmanagement section 52 controls the processing of the operation commandrelated to the loading of boards, incorrect transition to the mainproduction process is prevented.

In addition, production management apparatus 50 is provided with, foreach board type to be produced by the main production process, testproduction data M2 which contains the type of the inspection to beperformed in the test production process. Permission determinationsection 51 obtains the inspection type in the test production processwhich corresponds to the main production process to be performed nextfrom test production data M2, and determines the permission forperforming the operation command received by board production device 10,based on the inspection state and the inspection result of the initialboard by inspection device 20 that performs the inspection of theinspection type.

With this configuration, permission determination section 51 determinesthe permission which corresponds to the board type in the productionplan with reference to test production data. M2, in other words,permission determination section 51 automatically switches whether thedetermination is performed based on the inspection result by anyinspection device 20 according to the content of test production dataM2. Accordingly, since the test production process which corresponds tothe board type is performed, the production efficiency is improved inboard production line 1.

Alternative Embodiments

In the embodiment, production management device 50 is configured toinclude permission determination section 51 provided in host computer40, multiple processing management sections 52 which are respectivelyprovided in multiple board production devices 10, and test productiondata M2 stored in storage device 41. However, if board productiondevices 10 and inspection devices 20 are able to communicate, permissiondetermination section 51, processing management section 52, and testproduction data M2 may be provided in an external device other thanboard production device 10.

In addition, in the embodiment, restriction information data M3 isstored together with test production data M2 the storage device 41.However, restriction information data M3, as an indicator of the resultof the permission determination of the operation command of boardproduction device 10, may be stored in board production device 10 withprocessing management section 52. Accordingly, in a case where boardproduction device 10 receives an operation command, processingmanagement section 52 can control the processing of the operationcommand with reference to the restriction information data M3 withoutcommunicating with host computer 40.

In addition, permission determination section 51 performs thedetermination processing at a certain timing, and then generates orupdates restriction information data M3. Here, after processingmanagement section 52 restricts the processing of the operation command,in a case where the inspection result is updated by inspection device20, the permission determination section 51 may determine the permissionfor performing the operation command again. Accordingly, restrictioninformation data M3 is appropriately updated to the latest information.In addition, in a case where permission is performed by permissiondetermination section 51, regarding an operation command restricted inadvance, processing management section 52 may be configured toautomatically release the restriction with respect to the processing ofthe operation command.

There are cases where the performance of the operation command receivedby board production device 10 is not permitted by permissiondetermination section 51, and is restricted to processing managementsection 52. Accordingly, for example, in a case where the transitionprocessing to the main production process is restricted, the standbystate of board production device 10 is maintained. However, according tothe content of the operation command, there is a case where theoperation command may be performed as the detection result is updated.Here, as described above, a configuration in which the restriction isautomatically released based on the result of the permissiondetermination updated by permission determination section 51 isachieved.

Accordingly, the processing of the restricted operation command isperformed at appropriate timing. Accordingly, for example, in a casewhere the standby state of board production device 10 is maintained,restriction information data M3 is updated by determining the acceptanceof the test quantity by inspection device 20. In addition, when therestriction of the transition processing to the main production processis released, board production line 1 automatically transitions to themain production process. Accordingly, the standby time of boardproduction device 10 is reduced, and the production efficiency of boardproduction line 1 is improved.

In addition, in the embodiment, permission determination section 51determines the permission for performing the operation command inadvance (S13), regardless of the timing when board production device 10receives the operation command. However, when board production device 10receives any operation command, permission determination section 51 maydetermine the permission for performing the operation command based onproduction plan data M1 and test production data M2 as necessary. Inaddition, processing management section 52 controls the processing ofthe operation command based on the determination result of thepermission for performing each operation command. With thisconfiguration, production management device 50 may not be provided withrestriction information data M3.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

1: board production line, 10: board production device, 11: screenprinter, 12: component mounter, 13: reflow machine, 20: inspectiondevice, 21: printing inspection device, 22: optical inspection device,23: functional tester, 30: board conveyance device, 40: host computer,41: storage device, 50: production management device, 51: permissiondetermination section, 52: processing management section, M1: productionplan data, M2: test production data, M3: restriction information data

1. A production management device that manages board production of aboard production line, which includes a board production device thatperforms various types of production processing with respect to theboard and an inspection device that inspects the produced board, theproduction management device comprising: a permission determinationsection that, before transition from a test production process, in whichthe inspection device inspects a given quantity of initial boardsproduced by the board production device, to a later main productionprocess, determines permission for performing an operation commandreceived by the board production device, based on an inspection stateand an inspection result of initial boards inspected by the inspectiondevice and a processing management section that controls processing ofthe operation command in the board production device based on adetermination result by the permission determination section.
 2. Theproduction management device of a board production line, according toclaim 1, wherein functional testing for testing functionality of theboard by the inspection device is included in the test productionprocess, and wherein the permission determination section determinespermission for performing the operation command of transition processingfrom the test production process to the main production process, basedon a result of the functional testing of the given quantity of initialboards.
 3. The production management device of a board production line,according to claim 1, wherein the processing management section controlsthe transition processing from the test production process to the mainproduction process by restricting the loading of the board into theboard production device positioned furthest upstream in the boardproduction line in the conveyance direction of the board.
 4. Theproduction management apparatus of a board production line, according toclaim 1, wherein the permission determining section determines thepermission for performing the operation command again in a case wherethe inspection result is updated by the inspection device after theprocessing managing section restricts the processing of the operationcommand, and wherein the processing management section automaticallyreleases the restriction with respect to the processing of the operationcommand in a case where the operation command is permitted by thepermission determination section.
 5. The production management apparatusof a board production line, according to claim 1, wherein the productionmanagement device includes, for each type of board produced by the mainproduction process, test production data with which a type of theinspection is associated in the test production process and wherein thepermission determination section obtains from the test production datathe inspection type of the test production process which corresponds tothe main production process to be performed next, and determines thepermission for performing the operation command received by the boardproduction device based on the detection state and the detection resultof the initial board by the inspection device which performs theinspection for the inspection type.